Atrial anatomy and function postcardioversion: Insights from transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-46

  Manning, W J ^a   Silverman, D I ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030055309     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-0620(96)80039-9     Document Type: Article

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